Living in Shueyville, IA
Shueyville is a tiny town of 740 people in Johnson County, Iowa. It's about 8 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 204 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $575k and rent runs about $1k a month.
740people
$575kTypical home
$1,122/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
29"Snow
233Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 740
- Part of a metro area
- About 397 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Chicago, IL
- 8 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $575k (≈$3,625/mo)
- Median rent $1,122/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,194 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to CID airport
- 106 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 850 ft
- 790 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 358 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: D+38 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.